Single-lobe transplantation with contralateral pneumonectomy: Long-term survival

Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann. 2021 Nov;29(9):964-967. doi: 10.1177/02184923211044398. Epub 2021 Sep 13.

Abstract

We report two cases of long-term survival after single living-donor lobar lung transplantation with contralateral pneumonectomy. An 8-year-old female with pulmonary graft-versus-host disease after cord-blood transplantation underwent single living-donor lobar lung transplantation with simultaneous contralateral pneumonectomy due to an oversized graft. She has been performing daily life activities for ≥11 years with limited physical development. A 41-year-old female with short stature underwent single living-donor lobar lung transplantation due to pulmonary graft-versus-host disease after peripheral blood stem cell transplantation. Contralateral pneumonectomy was required 7 years following living-donor lobar lung transplantation due to pneumonia in the native lung. Eleven years after living-donor lobar lung transplantation, she is able to perform daily life activities.

Keywords: Single living-donor lobar lung transplantation; contralateral pneumonectomy; long-term survival; short stature.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Child
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Living Donors
  • Lung / diagnostic imaging
  • Lung / surgery
  • Lung Transplantation* / adverse effects
  • Pneumonectomy* / adverse effects